HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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The U.N. permitted trade with Iraq
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US found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
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Iraq’s army was defeated by American forces
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Kuwait’s army was defeated by American forces
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Detailed explanation-1: -The offensive was a decisive victory for American-led coalition forces, who liberated Kuwait and promptly began to advance past the Iraq–Kuwait border into Iraqi territory.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fueled by territorial, religious and political disputes between the two nations, the conflict ended in an effective stalemate and a cease-fire nearly eight years later, after more than half a million soldiers and civilians had been killed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Information extracted from the Worldwide Casualty System maintained by the Department of Defense was used to describe the casualties. Of the 219 (212 men and 7 women) US casualties, 154 were killed in battle and 65 died from nonbattle causes. Thirty-five of the battle deaths were a result of friendly fire.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Iran-Iraq War dragged on in a stalemate until 1988, when both countries accepted a cease-fire that ended the fighting. Despite the large foreign debt with which Iraq found itself saddled by war’s end, Saddam continued to build up his armed forces. In August 1990 the Iraqi army overran neighbouring Kuwait.